Written By: Julie Oliver Copyright © October 26, 1997 The Ottawa Citizen Richard Haney, Ph.D. (Counselling Therapy) is an expert in conflict. His expertise is drawn from life. He watched his father beat up his mother. He watched his neighbours battle each other bloody in gang fights. He watched his nation simmer and boil in Continue Reading
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Violent and Controlling Behaviours
The following are the more common forms of unacceptable behaviour that occur in a dysfunctional relationship. Please check off each type of abuse that you have done in the past three months. PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: _____ Slap, punch, grab, kick, choke, push, restrain, pull hair, pinch, bite. _____ Rape (use of force, threats or coercion Continue Reading
The Unbroken Circle
Dear Howard, I didn’t have a chance to say good-bye to you, old buddy. I know that your pain made that impossible. I fervently wish that we might once again join in the unbroken circle. I miss you terribly, man. My heart is broken wide open for you. Although I backed away from you for Continue Reading
The Omega Point
Question: What do Alden and Dolores Jose, C.G. Jung, The Whirling Dervishes and the Sufis all agree upon? Answer: That there is a state of being called the Omega Point where the body, the mind, the conscious and the unconscious all meet. Modern day Sufis and Dervishes have stated that of all the Western Continue Reading
The Jo-Hari Window
Blind Areas comprise behaviour that others can see but of which the individual is unaware. Hidden Areas comprise behaviour that the individual keeps to himself/herself. A decrease of the blind area occurs by the individual receiving feedback from others. A decrease of the hidden area occurs when the individual discloses himself/herself to others. (See dotted Continue Reading